VA HB1524 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Board of Medicine; regulations related to retention of patient records; time. Requires health care practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to maintain health records for a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter. The bill also provides that practitioners are not required to maintain health records for longer than 12 years from the date of creation except for (i) health records of a minor child, which shall be maintained until the patient reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated, with a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter, and (ii) health records that are required by contractual obligation or federal law to be maintained longer.

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Title

Health record retention; practitioners to maintain records for a minimum of six years.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N) (Y: 96 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-16HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
2018-03-10SenateSigned by President
2018-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-08HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1524ER)
2018-03-08HouseEnrolled
2018-03-06HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 18107775D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-03-05SenatePassed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2018-03-05SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1524S1
2018-03-05SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 18107775D-S1
2018-03-05SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-03-05SenateRead third time
2018-03-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2018-03-01SenateCommittee substitute printed 18107775D-S1
2018-03-01SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2018-02-16SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
2018-02-13SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-12HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
2018-02-12HouseRead third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
2018-02-09HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1524H1
2018-02-09HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18106681D-H1
2018-02-09HouseRead second time
2018-02-08HouseRead first time
2018-02-06HouseCommittee substitute printed 18106681D-H1
2018-02-06HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-22HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2018-01-19HousePresented and ordered printed 18104448D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB1524
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1524+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1524H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1524S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1524ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0718+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H12V0102+HB1524
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0566+HB1524
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0306+HB1524
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0862HB1524+HB1524
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0885HB1524+HB1524
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1383+HB1524

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